Be aware that the Tamiya kit has two important flaws, the upper engine hatches are proud instead of flush, and there's something going on with the location of the road wheel arms.

Looking forward to your progres.

I know what you mean....my solution is the AFV Club wheels and tracks set. The Tamiya road wheel arms are just simplifications anyway. The real 251 idlers for example are opposite as they should be, in other words, one adjuster/axle faces forward, the other side axle faces rearward... The lower hull lacks some serious detail as well...in fact there isn't any! Also, the side armor plates for the lower hull aren't there.

Nothing you can do about the engine bay doors, unless you replace the upper hull with one from Dragon for example or sand them down, but replacing the upper hull panel would need some work to get them to mate together properly.

The Dragon upper hull panel is much better detailed also.

These are my solutions for my Stuka Zu Fuss project.

Cheers, Paul

Last edited by serpico; 08-03-2009 at 09:02 PM.
Reason: I like making mistakes.....

I have no views showing both fire extinguishers being installed obviously, but the center and lower right photo shows one installed in the 251/7 Engineer vehicle. The other box frames are for the Engineer vehicle only...the text doesn't mention what they're used for.

WOW!
PS I've just ordered one more DML 251 В for superdetailing with Lion road and Voyager PE and resin. Also thinking to order two more. Yes, yes, yes, I know - I'm crazy .

If you want a more accurate 251, I'd suggest you pick up the AFV Club kits. They are superior to Dragon's in most respects. There are dimensional issues overall with the Ausf D from Dragon (compared to the scale drawings in Panzer Tracts), the drive sprocket lacks the rollers and the teeth aren't offset as they ought to be, etc.

Surely, it will look like a 251, but if you are planning to super detail, why not opt for the better starting point?

While this may be a bit out of topic, I just cant help myself. I assume that the book scans posted by Serpico are from the Squadron 251 book, but who on earth wrote the text for it??? The image that shows page 47 has a description of the racks as being for engineer equipment. Hell no, the large rack is for the radio (Fug 7, if I remember correctly) and the small mounts are for the radio transformers. The 251/7 in Munster is a command version.

And now back to the topic. I am looking forward to follow the progress of your build. If you need pictures of the 251/7 and /9 from Munster I may be able to help you. I think I got around 100 of those two vehicles.